--TEST-- Test strftime() function : usage variation - Passing literal related strings to format argument. --FILE-- <?php /* Prototype : string strftime(string format [, int timestamp]) * Description: Format a local time/date according to locale settings * Source code: ext/date/php_date.c * Alias to functions: */ echo "*** Testing strftime() : usage variation ***\n"; // Initialise function arguments not being substituted (if any) setlocale(LC_ALL, "en_US"); date_default_timezone_set("Asia/Calcutta"); $timestamp = mktime(8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 2008); $format = "%%"; echo "\n-- Testing strftime() function with a literal % character to format --\n"; var_dump( strftime($format) ); var_dump( strftime($format, $timestamp) ); ?> ===DONE=== --EXPECTF-- *** Testing strftime() : usage variation *** -- Testing strftime() function with a literal % character to format -- string(1) "%" string(1) "%" ===DONE===